Pontic Fagus forests
English name:
Pontic beech forests
Description (English)
Fagus orientalis forests of the Pontic Range and its satellite chains, extending into southeastern Central Europe in the Stranja-Istranca Range and the eastern Balkan Range.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code G1.6E |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (G1.6) |
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
| Legal text | Annex | Name in legal text | Code in legal text |
Habitat type relationship |
More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Western Pontic beech forests | 91S0 | Same | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Flowering Plants
Fagus orientalis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Fagus orientalis | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 41.1E | Pontic beech forests | source |
| CORINE Land Cover | 3.1.1. | Broad-leaved forest | n/a |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | G1.6E | Pontic Fagus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | G1.6E | Pontic Fagus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | G1.6E | Pontic Fagus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | G1.6E | Pontic Fagus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | G1.6E | Pontic Fagus forests | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | G1.7E | Pontic beech forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 41.1E | Pontic beech forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 41.1E | Pontic beech forests | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 41.1E | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 41.1E | same |
